Baron Vestey, ofKingswood in theCounty of Surrey, is a title in thePeerage of the United Kingdom.[1] It was created in 1922 for the shipping magnateSir William Vestey, 1st Baronet. He was the co-founder of theBlue Star Line. Vestey had already been created abaronet, of Bessémer House in theMetropolitan Borough of Camberwell, in 1913.[2]
As of 2021[update], the titles are held by the fourth Baron, who succeeded his father in 2021 and is the eldest grandson of the Hon. William Vestey (who was killed in action in Italy during theSecond World War in 1944), the only son of the second Baron. The current holder's father, the 3rd Baron Vestey, served asMaster of the Horse from 1999 to 2018.
Sir Edmund Vestey, 1st Baronet, co-founder of theBlue Star Line, was the younger brother of the first Baron Vestey.
The family seat isStowell Park, in theCotswold Hills,Gloucestershire.
Theheir apparent is the present holder's son, the Hon. Samuel Oscar Mark Vestey (born 2018).
